Jul 09 Watch 6:51 New rules require cities to fight housing segregation By PBS News Hour This week, the Obama administration announced plans to step up scrutiny under the 1968 Fair Housing Act, which was recently upheld by the Supreme Court. Gwen Ifill speaks to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julián Castro about the changes,… Continue watching
Jul 09 Watch News Wrap: As deadline looms, Kerry says Iran nuclear talks not 'open-ended' By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, another day of Iran nuclear talks concluded without a deal. Iran’s state TV reported that negotiations are deadlocked, while Secretary of State John Kerry said the talks would not be open-ended. Also, the International Monetary… Continue watching
Jul 09 Watch 4:07 Decades of debate end with S.C. vote to remove Confederate flag By PBS News Hour After 54 years flying at the South Carolina state house, the Confederate battle flag is coming down. The state legislature voted to remove the flag after pressure grew in the wake of a mass shooting at Emmanuel AME Church in… Continue watching
Jul 09 Watch 7:20 How do Army troop cuts affect our military effectiveness? By PBS News Hour The U.S. Army formally announced a reduction of 40,000 soldiers and 17,000 civilian workers, due to budget cuts. This fall there could be another downsizing of 30,000 more troops if additional budget reductions go forward. Judy Woodruff talks to Nancy… Continue watching
Jul 09 Government reveals hackers stole Social Security numbers for nearly 22 million people By Jack Gillum, Associated Press The Obama administration says hackers stole Social Security numbers from more than 21 million people and took other sensitive information when government computer systems were compromised. Continue reading
Jul 09 There's a giant ball pit 'beach' in the middle of DC By Colleen Shalby The National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., turned their Great Hall into a massive beach complete with an ocean made of 700,000 to 1 million translucent plastic balls. Continue reading
Jul 09 Army plans to reduce active-duty troops by 40,000 over two years By Robert Burns, Associated Press The Army said Thursday that six domestic bases will lose 1,200 or more soldiers as part of a cost-saving plan to reduce the active-duty force by 40,000 troops over the coming two years. If Congress and the White House cannot… Continue reading
Jul 09 U.S. to make marriage benefits available to gay couples By Associated Press WASHINGTON — Attorney General Loretta Lynch says the government will make federal marriage benefits available to same-sex couples following a Supreme Court decision last month that legalized same-sex marriage. Continue reading
Jul 09 South Carolina governor to sign bill removing Confederate flag from statehouse By Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. — More than 50 years after South Carolina raised a Confederate flag at its Statehouse to protest the civil rights movement, the state is getting ready to remove the rebel banner. Continue reading
Jul 09 House pulls vote on Confederate flag displays in federal cemeteries By Andrew Taylor, David Espo, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The House is about to put its members on record on whether Confederate flags can decorate rebel graves in historic federal cemeteries and if their sale should be banned in national park gift shops. Continue reading